MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER: A LITERATURE REVIEW

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MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER: A LITERATURE REVIEW Angger Anugerah Hadi Sulistyo* Insan Cendekia Husada School of Health Science, Bojonegoro 62111, Indonesia *E-mail: angger.anugerah@gmail.com Abstract This article explores the effective management of diabetic foot ulcer. A literature review was conducted by analyzing scholar papers including systematic review, clinical and a randomized control trial published between 2000 to 2016 in the English language. Data were searched through CINAHL, PubMed, Proquest and Google Scholar. The keywords used were diabetic foot ulcer or diabetic foot ulcers or diabetic foot or neuropathic foot ulcer combined with assessment and treatment. There were two kinds of assessment used in diabetic foot ulcer which are risk assessment and wound assessment. The treatments that frequently used in diabetic foot ulcer are systemic treatment and local treatment. This literature review can be used as a guideline and literature for further experimental studies. Keywords: diabetic foot ulcer, management of foot ulcer, assessment of foot ulcer, treatment of foot ulcer